Vineyard in My Glass

Gerald Asher is the author of The Pleasures of Wine, Vineyard Tales, Wine Journal, and On Wine. As an international wine merchant, he was decorated by the French Government in 1974 for his contribution to French viticulture, in 2001 was named Outstanding Wine Professional of the Year by the James Beard Foundation, and in 2009 was inducted into the Culinary Institute of America's Vintner's Hall of Fame.

"A chance to revisit the beauty of wine writing in pure form." San Francisco Chronicle "Amid a flood of mediocre, silly and pretentious wine writers, Asher stands out as a true craftsman and gentleman journalist who knows wine and can tell a story with wit and insight." -- Sasha Paulsen Napa Valley Register "Compelling... A thoughtful, provocative journey." -- Mary Gorman-McAdams The Kitchn "A fascinating read." -- Bob Walch Watsonville Register-Pajaronian "A terrific introduction to one of the greatest wine writers of our times... Complexity [that's] easy to savor." -- Lara Douglass Wine & Spirits Magazine

• List of Maps Introduction Part One. France Fronsac: Chalk and Clay, Legs and Thighs Vouvray: Tufa and Temperate Summers Cote Chalonnaise: Limestone Delicacy White Wines of the Southern Rhone: A Fresh Look at Old Varieties Muscadet: Ocean Breezes and Estuary Sands Saint-Emilion: A Jumble of Soils Chablis: A French Classic from Ancient Seashells The Other Medoc: Vines and Windmills Corton: Burgundy's Magic Mountain Roussillon: Sunlight in a Bottle Sancerre and Pouilly-Fume: Terres Blanches, Caillottes, and Silex Champagne: Location, Location, Location Chateau Montrose: The Essential Saint-Estephe Part Two. Other European Wine Regions Soave: Old Lava and New Politics Saar and Ruwer: Riesling, Slate, and Long Summer Days Brunello di Montalcino: Elegance from an Untamed Land Rias Baixas--Albarino: A Fragrant Wine of the Sea Vega Sicilia: A Legend at High Altitude Part Three. California Dry Creek Valley: An Easy Grace Clarksburg: The Right Grape in the Right Place Carneros: Wind, Fog, and Hardpan Santa Barbara County: A Geological Quirk Edna Valley: Marine Sediment and Volcanic Debris Lodi: Where the Pacific Meets the Sierra Nevada Mount Veeder: Vines among the Redwoods Anderson Valley: Gravel and Cobblestones in Arcadia Rutherford: The Heart of Napa Valley Index